NELTAS - ECAT GRADE 2

For questions 1 to 17, choose the correct alternative.

1. Alia bought ________ raincoat and ______ umbrella to school but it did not rain.
A. an, the B. a, an C. the, a D. an, a

2. Choose the correct noun.

A. run B. jump C. walk D. road

3. The stationary was kept _____ the table.

Complete the sentence with a suitable preposition.
A. across B. over C. by D. on

4. The little boy fell and hurt himself.

Choose the subject in the above sentence.
A. boy B. The little boy
C. fell and hurt himself D. hurt

5. Seema _____ to swim on the weekend.

Choose the correct verb.
A. going B. go C. goes D. do

6. ‘The children were singing sweetly.’

Choose the correct adverb.
A. sweetly B. singing C. children D. were

7. Choose the odd one out.

A. you B. I C. we D. the

8. Which of these words make exactly the same sound as ‘ch’ in the word ‘church’?
A. bench B. share C. press D. sin

9. ‘The children were playing in the park.’

State the type of sentence.
A. Question B. Statement
C. Command D. Exclamation

10. Which of the following word is formed by using the letters of the word FORTUNATE?
A. PAINT B. RAIN C. STAR D. TUNE

11. I cook food in a restaurant. I am a _____.

A. waiter B. washer C. nurse D. chef

12. The plural of ‘slice’ is_______.

A. slicies B. sliceves C. slices D. sliceis

13. The opposite of ‘accept’ is______.

A. response B. reject C. take D. hide

14. The correct form of the verb ‘take’ in the past tense will be ______.
A. will take B. taking C. took D. taked

15. Which word is formed by using the letters of the word SUITABLE?
A. ball B. saint C. stable D. blot

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16. Which of the following is written incorrectly?

A. a ball B. an book C. an insect D. an apple

17. A _______ day. Choose the correct adjective for the noun.
A. handsome B. wonderful C. kind D. gentle

For each question from 18 to 23, choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Yesterday Jai, Tania ___(18)___ I went to the stationary shop. I saw a beautiful water bottle ___(19)___ it was very
small ___(20)___ I didn’t purchase it. Tania liked two schoolbags one pink ___(21)___ another red. She was
confused whether to buy the pink ___(22)___ the red school bag. She bought the pink school bag. We bought some
notebooks ___(23)___ pencils too.

18. A. but B. so C. and D. or

19. A. and B. but C. so D. or

20. A. but B. and C. or D. so

21. A. and B. so C. but D. or

22. A. but B. so C. and D. or

23. A. but B. and C. or D. so

For each question from 24 to 28, choose a suitable mark of punctuation.

Alas(24) He lost his mother(25) wife and child in the accident(26) Isn’t that terrible(27) Lets go and meet him(28)

24. A. (.) full stop B. (!) exclamation mark

C. (?) question mark D. (,) comma

25. A. (!) exclamation mark B. (.) full stop

C. (?) question mark D. (,) comma

26. A. (!) exclamation mark B. (.) full stop

C. (?) question mark D. (,) comma

27. A. (!) exclamation mark B. (.) full stop

C. (?) question mark D. (,) comma

28. A. (,) comma B. (!) exclamation mark

C. (?) question mark D. (.) full stop

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NELTAS - ECAT GRADE 2

Read the ‘COMIC STRIP’ and answer questions 29 to 34.

29. Who is not in the story?

A. Cheeku B. Meeku C. Cat D. Dog

30. ‘Where am I?’ State the type of sentence.

A. Statement B. Command C. Exclamation D. Question

31. ‘Ow!’ and ‘Yay!’ are which of the following?

A. Interjections B. Pronouns C. Prepositions D. Adjectives

32. Why did the cat run after Meeku?

A. They were playing
B. To thank Meeku
C. Because the cat was hungry and wanted to eat Meeku
D. Because the cat had lost her memory

33. Who do you think treated the cat at the hospital?

A. Teacher B. Manager C. Doctor D. Shopkeeper

34. What do you think will be a suitable title for the comic strip?
A. When Meeku got hurt
B. The hospital bed
C. The hungry cat
D. In the jungle

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Read the PASSAGE and answer questions 35 to 41.

On Sunday evening Sarah, Sami and Sanaa went to the park near their house. They saw ducks quaking in the pond
and birds chirping on the trees. Colourful butterflies were fluttering on numerous flowers, while bees were buzzing
and collecting nectar. The children first played on the jungle gym and then the see- saw. There was a long queue for
the swings so they decided to give them a skip. Next, they went to the sand pit and made sandcastles and put
colourful flags on them. Later, they played hide and seek with some of the children at the park. Finally, they said
goodbye to the children at the park and went home.

35. Where did the children go?

A. Beach B. Park C. Jungle D. Pond

36. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. A rainy day B. At the zoo C. At the park D. A beautiful pond

37. Why do you think there was a long queue for the swings?
A. because there was only one swing
B. because many children wanted to sit on the swings
C. because children don’t like swings
D. because all the swings were broken

38. What is the meaning of the word numerous?’

A. some B. few C. many D. little

39. Where did they children make the sandcastles?

A. beach B. sandpit C. hill D. pond

40. The words buzzing, fluttering and chirping are _______

A. adjectives B. nouns C. pronouns D. verbs

41. What is the singular of butterflies?

A. butterflie B. butterfli C. butter-flies D. butterfly

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Read the information in the POSTER and answer questions 42 to 45.

42. What is the poster about?

A. hand washing B. a little girl C. a holiday D. playing

43. We must wash our hands so that_____________.

A. we can play with the dog B. we can play with mom
C. we can be healthy D. we can go to the bathroom

44. Which of the following are pet animals?

A. dog, cat B. lion, tiger C. shark, whale D. fly, mosquito

45. Another word for bathroom is?

A. washroom B. bedroom C. children’s room D. storeroom

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Read the POEM and answer questions 46 to 50.

46. The poem is about?

A. bubble B. water C. swimming D. frog

47. ‘He had a bubble in his throat?’ The underlined word is ________.
A. a verb B. an adverb C. an adjective D. a noun

48. Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

A. gobbled B. throath C. bubble D. bathtub

49. What is the plural of ‘bubble’?

A. bubblies B. bubbles C. bubbley D. bubbleves

50. Why did the frog have a bubble in his throat?

A. because it ate chewing gum B. because it had bubblegum
C. because it swallowed soap and water D. because it likes to make bubbles

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